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Thursday, April 21, 2016

Bucky Butler-The lead character loosely based on myself. He’s just trying to
survive the TLP program. Doesn’t make many friends in the program. A terrible
roommate, very lazy, likes to be alone in his room, very shy and awkward, a
gamer and a nerd, trying to find a way to belong within the TLP program.

Spotty-A
talking dog character created by Bucky that only Bucky sees. Bucky created him
to survive. Spotty aides Bucky and he’s a mentor/friend figure and an alter ego
of Bucky. A comic relief character and will probably be animated or a puppet.

Vito Livston-Bucky’s roommate, an older male and a bit slow-witted. Talks for
miles on end, gets on Bucky’s nerves, rarely gets participates in the program,
a veteran of the program almost in his final days and he doesn’t want to get
kicked out. Very lonely and wants to be friends with Bucky even Bucky could
care less. Shares crazy shit with Bucky and no one in the program knows who he
is.

Larry John-A
counselor at the TLP program, very happy go lucky type of guy, tries to help
any which way he can, treats the participants of the TLP program like children,
a little naive, tries to make every situation not all that bad, a bit nerdy,
also Vito Livston’s personal counselor and makes visits to Bucky and Vito’s
apartment to check up on Vito.

Kyle Gee-Lives
in Bucky’s apartment building and is also a participant in the TLP program.
White trash, a bit of a drug addict, a smooth talker, plays by his own rules.
Bucky and Kyle don’t often get along. He’s also a bit of a con man.

Lisa Broad-Another
counselor at the TLP program, a tough as nails woman, very stern, a big woman,
bossy, works alongside Larry John and they are polar opposites, very
dictator-like, always drives the van, a former prison guard and can hold her
own in a fight, also Kyle Gee’s personal counselor.

Earl Wener-A
former roadie and a participant in the TLP program, he often has does odd jobs
outside of the program and he tries to bum cigarettes off others because he
can’t afford them, likes to talk about the glory days of when he was a roadie
and worked alongside famous rock stars, a bit of a drunk, and shows up to all
the groups.

Mary Sue-Kyle
Gee’s girlfriend who he met within the TLP program, she’s a divorcee and has a
kid she can’t take care of, white trash, used to be in prison, rarely
participants in the TLP program, she’s abusive towards Kyle Gee and she works
at the local restaurant who Bucky frequents when on break in the TLP program.

Ann Barkley-A nerdy shy girl around Bucky’s age and a participant in the TLP
program, she’s also one of Bucky’s few friends within the program, one of the
saner residents within the program, she’s Jewish, she comes over to Bucky
apartment to play video games with him, she dreams of working at the grocery
store where the participants of the TLP program shop at, also she lives
upstairs and she’s also Mary Sue’s roommate.

Matt Timer-Another friend of Bucky who he met through the program and he’s the
boyfriend of Ann Barkley, he’s a gamer and likes to hang out with Bucky a lot,
sometimes steals stuff from his friend Bucky and Bucky never figures out he’s
the thief, he’s also Earl’s roommate and he’s the youngest participant within
the TLP program, a bit of a trouble maker but he has a good heart.

Miss Black-Bucky’s
personal counselor and aide, she’s very sexy and Bucky has a small crush on her
even though she’s older than him, teaches Bucky how to take care of himself and
maintain his apartment (like cooking and clean) while also trying to find Bucky
a job, she cares about Bucky and is another mentor figure for Bucky.

Mr. Peter Turner-The head counselor of the program and the boss of Miss Black, Lisa
Broad, and Larry John.

Jenny Butler-Bucky’s Mom, always visits Bucky and helps take care of Bucky while
he’s in the program.

Steve Butler-Bucky’s Dad, also visits and he has a short fuse and he’s an
occasional Disney Dad.

Crazy Lou-A
former participant of the program and now homeless and lives in a dumpster
outside of Bucky’s apartment building, he’s very insane and sometimes he still
thinks he’s in the program.

Ideas for Scenes

Scene One: Bucky’s parents finish helping him move in and Bucky meets his
roommate Vito for the first time.

Scene Two: Bucky’s first group and an introduction to the audience about what a
TLP program is and also we meet most of the cast.

Scene Three: After his first day of the TLP program, Bucky is so depressed and
lonely he creates Spotty and we begin an introduction about Spotty.

Scene Four: Bucky goes grocery shopping with the residents of the TLP program.

Scene Five: Bucky’s first cooking group.

Scene Six: Bucky tries doing his chores for the first time.

Scene Seven: The TLP program takes a field trip to the mall.

Scene Eight: Bucky’s first meeting with Miss Black

Scene Nine: Bucky and Kyle Gee begin their feud.

Scene Ten: Bucky hangs out with Tim and Ann

Ideas For Gags!

Bucky just goes about his
business while Vito just talks away and Bucky pretends he’s still listening to
him.

In the Scene Five, they
have to pick a food in each food group but they can’t think of anything they
want to eat from the fruit group.

In Scene Six, Bucky is
trying to throw his trash away but Crazy Joe just keeps throwing it out and
every time Bucky throws it away, Crazy Joe throws it back out.

In Scene Two, the
counselors say that the participants can leave at any time and that they chose
to come here and Earl slowly gets up and says goodbye than comes back in
because it’s cold outside and he has nowhere to go.

In Scene Four, we’re all
waiting for Mary Sue to come to the van so that we can go to the grocery store
but she actually just took the money and went out to buy cigarettes. So they go
without her.

In Scene Six, Bucky is
about to do his laundry but than the end of the scene becomes a “Fight Club”
parody with Spotty as Brad Pitt’s character and the twist is revealed to be
that Earl, Matt and Bucky we’re just going to play a fighting video game and
not actually holding a fight club.

In Scene Eight, Bucky just
plays dumb so Miss Black will do all of his chores for him.

In Scene Six, Bucky is
sweeping while Vito is just talking and Bucky just pretends to listen a nod to
the Scene One.

A recurring joke
throughout the show is every time Bucky says that his roommate is Vito
everybody says “Who” or some people say “that guy’s still in the program?”

Towards the end of Scene
Nine, Crazy Lou comes to Bucky’s aide during an argument with Kyle Gee and
basically it’s a parody of a scene from The Shawshank Redemption.

In Scene Seven, Bucky is
debating if he should buy a video game he wants or not alongside Tim and Ann,
Bucky says that he should save his money for the rent and groceries, but Tim brings
off the fact that his parents pay his rent and that he has Social Security, and
Bucky just say “oh yeah” and buys the game.

In Scene Seven, Mary Sue
is working at Bucky’s favorite restaurant in the mall and he debate Tim and Ann
if they should he there or not.

A recurring joke
throughout the show is that Larry John keeps flirting with Lisa Broad even
through Lisa Broad just keeps shooting him down.

A gag in Scene Five is
that Bucky really sucks at cooking and is asking for help Larry John is dying
to help him but Lisa Broad keeps saying he has to learn for himself. Also
Bucky’s cooking partner ends up doing the whole thing because Bucky’s so lazy.

A joke in Scene Three, is
that while Spotty and Bucky are getting to know each other midway through Earl
begins to play his guitar poorly and Spotty asks who’s making that noise and I
tell him about Earl and how he was a former roadie for a famous rock band and
Spotty basically finds Earl amazing and declares him his hero even though Bucky
tries to say that Earl is a bit of a loser.

During Scene Ten, Ann
develops a bit of a crush on Bucky even though she’s dating Tim and Bucky is
oblivious to all of this. Plus Bucky doesn’t really share the same feelings for
her and Ann’s not all that attractive anyway.

Felicity-An
evil princess and a witch. She’s the former femme fatal of the Sinisters, looks
and acts like a bitchy supermodel. Retired from a life of super villainy, she
is now a feminist comedy writer.

Nancy-A
middle aged woman who is overly quirky, a comedy writer who runs a vintage yarn
shop on the side, loves to collect typewriters, makes a lot of weird noises and
twitches a lot too.

(Priest
Frollo is standing up next to a whiteboard with a marker in hand, while all the
other writers are sitting around the conference room table)

PRIEST FROLLO

Ladies and gentlemen, we
have just finished our first episode of “Public Access 7 Sketch Review”. The
network heads just renewed us for a second episode, so now we, the comedy writers,
have to write the best sketch to open our second episode. May the lord guide us
in the quest for great comedy! Now, do you people have any ideas?

(Gilligan Denver
raises his hand)

PRIEST FROLLO

(WHILE POINTING TO
GILLIGAN DENVER)

Yes, Mr. Gilligan Denver. Do you have
an idea to offer?

GILLIGAN DENVER

I don’t know anything about comedy
writing! This is my third job after working as a janitor at the Pizza Brothers
Chinese/Pizza Place. But a better question… why is a freaking priest writing
comedy?

PRIEST FROLLO

The lord works in mysterious ways, my
son! Now, do you have any ideas for new comedy sketches?

GILLIGAN DENVER

Are you even listening to me? I have
never performed comedy in my life! I delivered a pizza here to this TV station
once and they wouldn’t let me leave! (YELLING) I hate my life, hate my job and
I want to die!

JORDAN

Dude, you have pizza!

GILLIGAN DENVER

(POINTING TO JORDAN)

And you smell like marijuana!

JORDAN

You have weed too! Where have you been
my whole life man?

(Jordan hugs Gilligan Denver and Gilligan pushes him
away)

NANCY

Excuse me! I ran out of paper for my
typewriter? Do we have any more paper?

(Nancy snaps her fingers and makes a farting noise
with her mouth)

VELVET

Wow Nerdy Nancy! Ever head of a laptop
much!

JORDAN

Leave Nancy alone, Velvet! I think she
should use a typewriter! Before I joined the comedy world, I used to build
robots for a living! Let’s just say before we know it, your laptop will soon be
typing on you, sister! I blew your mind! Robots are taking over!

FELICITY

Seriously people, let’s
get back to writing a sketch here, but one with strong female characters! For
God’s sake, between quirky Nancy and porn star Velvet,
we have enough strong, powerful female characters here in real life!

(Nancy begins barking like a dog for no reason while
Priest Frollo is sniffing his marker)

PRIEST FROLLO

(WHILE SNIFFING HIS
MARKER)

Now, back to the task at hand! Let’s
write a list of ten! Now, you all say one scene setting and I’ll write it down!
Let’s start!

JORDAN

7-Eleven!

PRIEST FROLLO

(WHILE WRITING ON THE
WHITE BOARD)

Good Jordan!

JORDAN

No! Like I have a wicked case of the
munchies and could we do a 7-Eleven run?

VELVET

A movie studio!

FELICITY

Like you’ve ever been to one before,
Velvet!

VELVET

Whatever Felicity! I’m like a movie
star!

FELICITY

Porn doesn’t count Velvet!

NANCY

A yarn store! I also work at one on
the side. Plus, my cats and I could use some friends…I mean customers!

(Nancy screams “whoop-poop” while Priest Frollo
writes down yarn store on the whiteboard)

PRIEST FROLLO

Gilligan, you haven’t said anything
yet! We need a setting!

GILLIGAN DENVER

(YELLING)

How about hell, Father Frollo! I’ll
see you there tomorrow! Because I think tonight’s the night! I can’t take this
crap anymore!

PRIEST FROLLO!

That’s not funny Mr. Denver!

GILLIGAN DENVER

(YELLING)

I’m not being funny! I’m pissed off
over here! Being here with you and the rest of these jerks makes me want to
leave this hellhole even more! Aw screw it, how about a video store!

PRIEST FROLLO

(WHILE WRITING ON THE
WHITEBOARD)

Nice! Come on people we need 10 more
ideas here!

FELICITY

How about a candy store!

JORDAN

(SHOUTS WITH
JOY)

Wait there’s candy too! I love this
place!

FELICITY

Oh, how about a workplace that pays
men and women equally!

GILLIAN DENVER

So basically a fairy tale kingdom, eh
Felicity!

FELICITY

If I weren’t the ruler of an actual
fairy tale kingdom, I would be pretty pissed at you right now! (TO HERSELF)
Note to self, put a curse on Gillian Denver!

VELVET

A strip club!

PRIEST FROLLO

Well, Miss Velvet. We have
to keep this sketch show family friendly.

VELVET

Kids love stripers.

(Jordan
pulls out a guitar and Priest Frollo puts his hand to his face)

PRIEST FROLLO

(SIGHING)

What are you doing now,
Mr. Jordan?

JORDAN

Oh here’s something for
like the show or something! Me and my old comedy partner Michael wrote this song
for our comedy duo act and here it is, take it Michael, Michael?

NANCY

(YELLING)

Na-Nu Na-Nu!

GILLIGAN DENVER

(CRYING)

Back in the 80’s I used to be a successful stockbroker! I was
banging chicks left and right, and spending money like it was water! Now, I’m a
prisoner of a local public access TV station! Forced to write comedy sketches
against my will! What happened to me, man!

(Priest Frollo
throws his arms up into the air and then points his marker at the comedy
writers in vain)

PRIEST
FROLLO

(ANNOYED)

You know what? I’m just going to tell the network to rerun The Donna Reed Show
in our timeslot because we won’t make the deadline. You’re all dismissed and
you are all going to turn in at least one sketch by next Tuesday. Lord, help me
handle next Tuesday! You idiots will be the death of me!